College Technology Officer

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Experience and a deep understanding of and management capability related to the effective planning, development, and implementation of an education environment with highly technical and complex information technology infrastructure and that of two medium-sized colleges within the overarching structure of the VCCS ITS System.
• Considerable knowledge:
  • Extensive experience managing and/or directing technological operations.
  • Extensive experience working in the higher education industry.
  • Experience in strategic technology planning, execution, and policy development.
  • Excellent knowledge of technology environments, including telecommunications, networks, programming, media, and desktops.
  • Solid understanding of industry-standard security laws/governance, practices, procedures, and tools.
  • Solid understanding of computer systems characteristics, features, and integration capabilities.
  • Extensive knowledge of data processing, hardware platforms, enterprise software applications, and outsourced systems, including Oracle-PeopleSoft ERPs].
  • Technical experience with systems networking, databases, web development, and user support.
  • Exposure to business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations.
  • Excellent understanding of project management principles.
  • Proven experience in planning, organization, and development.
  • Superior understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business problems.
  • In-depth knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to technology issues.

• Higher education business functions, specifically community colleges.
• Procurement systems in Virginia (eVa).
• Higher Education Equipment Trust Fund (ETF), from the State Council on Higher Education of VA (SCHEV)
• HR, Budget and fiscal systems, and Student Information Systems (Oracle-PeopleSoft).
• Server Technologies (Virtualization, converged infrastructure, IaaS, and Cloud).
• Networking, DNS, IP.
• ERP Applications - Finance, HR, LMS, Student, etc.
• Understanding of Virginia's governmental and reporting requirements (IT related) or similar.

• Global Directory Services.
• Network Security (Firewalls, etc.)
• Voice over IP.
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
• Government and Educational cyber security protocol

• Proven leadership ability.
• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong tactical skills.
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical addressees.
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional service orientation.
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• To prioritize and work under pressure of multiple demands while meeting/exceeding deadlines.
• To manage customer expectations.
• Foster a team-based approach for working with other ITS groups for both shared and internal initiatives
• To assimilate and simplify complicated issues
• To interface with all levels of management.
• To communicate and work well with all levels of VCCS Management and external sources.
• To coordinate multiple projects and their related priorities.
• To work effectively as a part of a management team.

The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

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